Different User Resolutions?

[Reece]

This article was previously published under Q281565

SYMPTOMS
When you log on as a user and set a screen resolution,
and then log off from and then back on to the computer as
another user by either using Fast User Switching (FUS) or
by logging off, the screen resolution remains the same
for each user.

CAUSE
This behavior occurs because when you modify the screen
resolution and the color depth settings in the Display
Properties dialog box, the changes that you make are
applied to all users on the computer; The screen
resolution is a system-wide setting and is not related to
individual user profiles.

STATUS
This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION
Example

User 1 is logged on to a Windows XP Home Edition-based
computer, sets the display resolution to 800 x 600, and
then logs off.

User 2 logs on to the computer; User 2 has a different
account than User 1. User 2 will have the display
resolution of 800 x 600, which User 1 set.

If User 2 changes the screen resolution or the color
quality, the account for User 1 will also display these
settings.

Is there any way at all to change this so that I can have
User 1 on a resolution of 800x600 and user 2 on a
resolution of 1600x1200 without switching back and forth
continuously between resolutions?

 

[Kelly]

Hi Reece,

This applet allows each separate user of a Windows XP computer to have
her/his separate settings for the display resolution, color depth and
refresh rate.

When Fast User Switching is used, the display settings change automatically
when switching among users.

XP Keep per User Display Settings v1.0 http://tinyurl.com/b60m
/xp_tweaks.htm

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